Dad Vail Regatta

Home 2 – Full Screen Slider This May 11 and 12th the Dad Vail Regatta is held on the Schulykill River in Fairmount Park. Parking can be found closer to the art museum and free shuttles will take you from the parking area to the site of the race. This will be my first time viewing a rowing competition. My sister will be competiting…

Yoga on the Banks

http://www.facebook.com/groups/YogaOnTheBanks/ This group was introduced to me by a friend, Perry. It is just what it is called, a group that does yoga on the banks of the schulykill river between the Walnut st bridge and the Spruce st bridge. Participation is free, however a donation between $5-15 is suggested – not required. This Thursday’s class was at 6 pm but canceled for unknown…

Pittsburgh: A Day in the City

Pittsburgh, a city of bridges, the place where three rivers meet, is a lovely city to stroll through on a day off. As nice as the city is the trip there takes some planning and time. The trip is roughly 5 hours by car, 7 hours by train, and 1.5 hours by plane. I took the train as the time on the train can…

Days Off

A few days off before getting back to studying is always nice. But what can you do with those days? Here are just a few suggestions outside of sleeping and nothing at all to enjoy your few days of break: Wharton Start Up Challenge: Friday, April 27th from 12-3 pm one of our own PennDesign students Laura Colagrande will be competing for votes to…

“History” References

Probably one of the most interesting history classes this semester was the last one. Rather than lecture for roughly two hours on a topic most students have not yet begun to understand through the readings, the professor decided to share links to modern day organizations making an impact on architecture.   http://whobuilds.org/ https://www.forensic-architecture.org/ http://architecture-lobby.org/ https://faacweb.wordpress.com/ http://www.thelivingnewyork.com/ http://proactivepractices.org/   https://www.archdaily.com/ https://www.dezeen.com/ https://www.architecturaldigest.com/ If you know…

Finals Week Pop Ups

Admist all the drawing, modeling, and building going on in the School of Design everywhere else there are pop up surprises of all kinds! Below are a few photos with short descriptions of the many surprises I encountered during the days leading up to the final. A student major fair! Likely for incoming undergraduate students to begin deciding what they would like to do…

Finals Finished-ish!

With studio complete there is a little time to relax before the next wave of final exams. However I will worry about those later. For now let’s review the review! As any final is bound to go pinning up is the hardest part. No matter how early you start there is usually a hitch. This time around it was the walls, too hard to…

Professors in Review(s)

Professors are here to guide students through the design process. Along the way the student will learn about the professors style, opinions, technical knowledge, and gain an understanding of architecture through the perspective of the professor. Should you decide that you are going to follow a professors guidance and suggestions in order to learn from their viewpoint be sure to pursue it wholeheartedly. However…

Finals Week…

The pressure is on and even the glass is cracking under it. With the serious focus on drawings and models as the clock ticks closer to printer lock down many everyday actions are temporarily suspended. The usual good nights rest of 6-8 hours turns to power naps gone too long, lunch and dinner become hurried and timed events, and the gym won’t be going…

VR Showcase

This Friday’s Happy Hour at PennDesign was held in the lower gallery despite the nice weather. The reason being a Virtual Reality showcase! The showcase consisted of student work from one of the graduate level courses Semi-Ficticious Relams taught by Christopher McAdams. More on the course can be found at the following link: https://www.design.upenn.edu/architecture/graduate/courses. It was a really neat showcase to experience.